Drafted in the NHL by New Jersey Devils in 1983.
Played on a line with Aleksandr Mogilny and Andrei Lomakin at the 1988 Olympics. Clever player with worldclass skills. Effective and smart playmaker.
In the summer of 1989, while returning from his sister's wedding, he sustained a career ending brain injury when his car hit a lamppost. He was sober but was speeding.
Scored a total of 216 career points (120+96) in 322 games. His son Dimitri is also a pro hockey player, whose career alternates between the KHL and the VHL.
Inducted into the Russian Hockey Hall of Fame.
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